What's new in smarter buildings
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by John Greenwell, June 2, 2011
Continental practices what they preach
by John Greenwell, June 2, 2011
by John Greenwell, May 24, 2011
Chu calls for comeback in U.S. energy tech
CNET, March 1, 2011
Five takeaways from DistribuTECH
Chartwell Industry Insights, February 8, 2011
Obama comments on innovation and clean energy
Remarks at Penn State Campus, State College, PA (BetterBuildings comments start at 16:00)
C-SPAN, February 3, 2011
Smart grid outshines green tech at CES
CNET, January 9, 2011
Predictions for Smart Buildings in 2011
Automated Buildings, January 2001
If You Build It (Efficiently), They Will Come: Federal Leasing Rule Is Well-Timed
An early New Year's resolution from the Federal government is laying the foundation for job growth, taxpayer savings and a more energy-efficient commercial building stock in 2011 and beyond.
Energy Priorities, December 30, 2010
Smart Building Management Business Ballooning to $2.4 Billion by 2016
Fast Company, December 22, 2010
The Efficiency Dilemma
If our machines use less energy, will we just use them more?
The New Yorker, December 20, 2010
Annual Energy Outlook released by EIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration, December 16, 2010
Smart Grid Consolidation Continues
Technology Marketing Corp, December 16, 2010
Business Intelligence and Building Automation Analytics
Are we able to distinguish information from terabytes of data?
Automated Buildings, December 2010
Dashboards for Buildings
Dashboards are meant to convey essential information quickly and clearly on one screen.
Automated Buildings, December 2010
How Honeywell is Tackling the Smart Grid
GigaOM, December 15, 2010
Study: 'Building IT' to speed energy efficiency
CBS Interactive - CNET Green Tech, December 13, 2010
The Next Frontier for Demand Response: China
Energy efficiency mandates from the PRC signal good times ahead for ESCOs and others.
Greentech Media, December 8, 2010
Green Buildings and EZ Electricity
Enterprising minds are creating better opportunities for buildings to interact with the Smart Grid.
Automated Buildings, November 2010
Despite Hurdles, Smart Meters Still Ramping Up Fast
GigaOM, November 22, 2010
Energy Monitoring at U.T. Produces Savings 2 Ways
New York Times, November 11, 2010
It's a smart world - a special report on smart systems
The real and the digital worlds are converging, bringing much greater efficiency and lots of new opportunities. But is it what people want?
The Economist, November 4, 2010
Coming Soon to Demand Response: Customer Choice
With better networking, consumers will be able to pick the appliances they want to turn down. Demand response’s image will flourish.
Greentech Media, November 2, 2010
Energy Reduction Planning
Just Smart Green, October 29, 2010
Integrated Systems: Access Control Prediction Spells Opportunity
Convergence of access control and building automation systems (BAS) is key to future
Cygnus Business Media, October 10, 2010
Smart Buildings share schedules with Business and Smart Grids
Automated Buildings, September 2010
Retrocommissioning: Big Savings for Big Buildings
Environmental Building News, September 29, 2010
Toward Demand Response 2.0
Demand Response has to move from controlling power in peak events to synchronizing with building management
Greentech Media, September 27, 2010
Occupying Yourself with Energy and Occupancy
The most popular technology for counting people at the doorway appears to be thermal sensors or imaging, infrared and video analytics.
Automated Buildings, August 2010
Convergence of IT and Building Automation Systems
RFP Magazine, August 10, 2010
Internet Standards Set to Revolutionize Sustainable Practices in Building Automation
Environmental Leader, July 26, 2010
Commercial Building Retrofits Could Save $41B a Year, Study Says
GreenerBuildings, July 29, 2010
Green Buildings & Energy Efficiency
Illinois Science & Technology Coalition, June 2010
A Smarter Planet needs Smarter Buildings
Guest post from Florence Hudson, an energy and environment strategy executive from IBM
Building a Smarter Planet blog, February 22, 2010
More Demand Response Functionality for Smart Buildings
As the result of the success of aggregators like Comverge and EnerNOC, industry giants are ramping up M&A activities to take their place as new market leaders
IDC Energy Industry Insights Community, February 11, 2010
Bob Galvin's next big thing: Fix the grid
Crain's Chicago Business, January 11, 2010
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